- Climax Group
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Not to be confused with Climax Entertainment.
Climax Group is a British independent video game development company. It was founded by Karl Jeffery in 1988 and is based in Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Former studio Climax Racing (formerly Climax Brighton) was acquired by Disney Interactive Studios[1] and rebranded Black Rock Studios. Climax is now a single studio, the Portsmouth-based Climax Studios. The company is known to be developing two unannounced titles, which will be published by Konami. No word is known on what these titles could be, or if they are new or existing IP's.[2]
Contents
List of games
Title Platform(s) Year Notes FIFA Road to World Cup 98 Sega Saturn 1997 Soccer Sim Diablo PlayStation 1998 Hack 'n' slash San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing PlayStation 1998 Racing Title Sim Theme Park PlayStation 1999 Published by EA Games Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs Nintendo 64 2000 Sci-Fi Real-Time Strategy ATV Quad Power Racing PlayStation 2000 Rally / Offroad Racing Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue PlayStation 2000 Action Lego Alpha Team Game Boy Color 2000 Action Warriors of Might and Magic Game Boy Color 2000 Action Lego Racers Game Boy Color 2000 Racing SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge PlayStation, Game Boy Advance 2001 2D Platformer Power Rangers Time Force PlayStation 2001 Action Robot Wars: Arenas of Destruction PC 2002 Mech Sim MotoGP Xbox 2002 Racer Rally Fusion: Race of Champions PlayStation 2, Xbox 2002 Rally ATV Quad Power Racing 2 Gamecube, Xbox 2003 Rally MotoGP 2 PC, Xbox 2003 Racing Speed Kings Gamecube, PlayStation 2, Xbox 2003 Racing The Italian Job Gamecube, PlayStation 2, Xbox 2003 Mission Based Driving Hot Wheels World Race Gamecube, PlayStation 2 2003 Racer Serious Sam: Next Encounter Gamecube, PlayStation 2 2004 Climax Group's first developed First Person Shooter Serious Sam Advance Game Boy Advance 2004 The Game Boy Advance Serious Sam game was released the same day as its GameCube counter part. Sudeki Xbox, PC 2004 Although the Xbox edition came out in 2004, it was not until 2005 that the PC version was released. Disney's Lilo & Stitch 2: Hamsterveil Havoc Game Boy Advance 2004 2D Platformer ATV Offroad Fury 3 PlayStation 2 2004 Off Road Racing Tron 2.0: Killer App Xbox 2004 Sci-Fi First Person Shooter Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox 2004 Futuristic Racing Crash 'N' Burn PlayStation 2, Xbox 2004 Racing Volvo: Drive for Life Xbox 2005 Simulation ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails PSP 2005 First PlayStation Portable game developed by Climax Delta Force: Black Hawk Down Xbox 2005 Shooter Lizzie McGuire 3: Homecoming Havoc Game Boy Advance 2005 2D Platformer MotoGP 3: Ultimate Racing Technology PC, Xbox 2005 Racer Nicktoons Unite! Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS 2005 Fantasied Action Adventure The Wild Game Boy Advance 2006 2D Platformer MotoGP '06 Xbox 360 2006 First 7th Generation Home Console game by Climax Crusty Demons Xbox, PlayStation 2 2006 Although the title appeared on both the Xbox and PlayStation 2, the PlayStation 2 edition was not released simultaneously with the Xbox edition. W.I.T.C.H. Game Boy Advance 2006 2D Platformer ATV Offroad Fury Pro PSP 2006 Racing ATV Offroad Fury 4 PlayStation 2 2006 Racing Ghost Rider PlayStation 2, PSP 2007 Action Disney's Meet the Robinsons Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS 2007 First Nintendo DS title by the Climax Group Viva Pinata PC 2007 Port of the Xbox 360 title of the same name by Rareware Silent Hill: Origins PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 2007 Horror action adventure, and the first Silent Hill title produced outside Konami Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Nintendo DS 2008 Racer Overlord: Dark Legend Wii 2009 Overlord: Dark Legend is an exclusive Wii game in the Overlord Series. The game was a runner up for IGN's Best of E3 2009 Wii Awards. Overlord: Minions Nintendo DS 2009 Overlord: Minions is the Nintendo DS exclusive to the Overlord series. The Xbox 360, PC and PS3 versions of Overlord are not developed by Climax. Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Wii, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 2009 The lead platform is the Wii, whilst the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 editions are ports. Winner of IGN's Best Wii Game of E3 2009 Awards.[3] Rocket Knight PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, Steam 2010 Platformer/Shooter Gormiti: The Lords of Nature Wii, Nintendo DS 2010 Platformer Bloodforge Xbox Live Arcade 2012 Action/Hack 'n' slash Cancelled titles
Climax has also developed a number of games that were never released, or cancelled in the middle of development. There are five games known to have been cancelled after they were announced. These games are: Warhammer Online (2004) for the PC; Stunt Driver for the PS2; SX Superstar for the PS2; Rally Fusion: Race of Champions for the GameCube; Ghost Rider for the Xbox. Many of these titles were ports which did not eventuate.[4]
References
- ^ Climax change: A look at how independent developer Climax is changing its business, July 12, 2007 developmag.com
- ^ "Climax Group". http://www.climaxgroup.com/. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ IGN Nintendo Team. "Best of E3 2009 for Wii". http://au.wii.ign.com/articles/992/992667p1.html.
- ^ "Climax Group's Company page and Gamespot". http://au.gamespot.com/pages/company/index.php?company=12693. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
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